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At lease someone cares for night coders.... Thank you very much Chris for sharing this tool. 
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f.lux is a wonderful tool, unfortunately I have found it incompatible with my nVidia graphics card, a GE Force 7100 GS, in Win 7 Pro 64: specifically, I cannot adjust contrast or brightness in the nVidia TaskBar application without over-riding f.lux settings, and within f.lux, you have a very limited range of adjusting contrast or brightness.
This may be more problematic for me because I am using a large 32 inch, LCD tv/monitor (not full 1080p, native resolution 1366x768), driven by HDMI ?
I have to continually adjust the contrast and brightness settings depending on the application I am running, whether I am watching on-line video, watching a DVD movie, etc. You can be sure that I have varied every aspect of the monitor's internal setting possible before concluding there was no "happy medium" where its high luminance could be "toned down," without sacrificing readability.
I would assume f.lux does not work with other similar lower-end nVidia cards, but I am not sure. I cannot remember if I sent an e-mail to f.lux about this, or not.
Since it has been over six weeks since I last tried f.lux, and nVidia's driver has been updated, I should re-test.
Hope f.lux works for you: its interface is so nicely designed !
best, Bill
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Confused by Windows 8 ? This may help: [ ^] !
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Hey! I made this iTunes overlay for full screen games. I won't lie, it isn't the fanciest piece of software ever created but I think it's not too bad and gets the job done.
The way it works is that the overlay stays on top of all your programs and doesn't steal focus upon click. It displays your current song and its artist, its total run time and position which shows as both text and in a progress bar, a scroll bar for iTunes volume control as well as your typical, common functions such as pause, play, stop, next, and back. It's operation is rather straight forward.
The controller is also customizable, allowing you to change its font, font size, font colour and position of the controller, as well as a lock so you don't accidentally move it mid operation. Might want to note that it's a bit laggy for movement though when iTunes has a song loaded as the players constantly updating due to the DLL's event handlers not working. 
I realise this is an awfully big post and I apologize. :P But, if this is something you would be interested in, the program can be found here.
There currently isn't any website or any type of forum it can call home. If you know of a website that can be used for sharing programs (Nothing like codeplex or stuff where professional grade programs go, just something simple?  ) please let me know.
Hope you enjoy the program! Let me know what you think. ^.^
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Just run into Briefcase messing around with “read only files”.
Found out that there is another application which does function in similar way as Briefcase - called SyncToy.
Also found some dead links allegedly supporting SyncToy, so since I have knack to pick a dead horse, should I bother with SyncToy?
Is there another FREE application as SyncToy?
BTW – I had life long bad experience with anything MS calls "Backup", please do not bother with recommending that, OK.
Thanks for reading.
Cheers
Vaclav
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Hi,
I have used Synctoy for a while and it did work well enough but every now and again sometimes it seemed to miss a few beats.
In the mean time I have been using FreeFileSync for a few years and that works really well. I use it regularly to maintain multiple duplicates (backups of my +/- 60Gb of personal data) and I have never had any problems or glitches with it.
Just a personal opinion but I like it.
Filip
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I switch file sync programs annually, it seems. Thanks for the tip on FreeFileSync - looks nice!
FWIW I've been using GoodSync, which works well, but at $39 a pop for the version I can run directly from my backup drives, seems way too expensive - especially since you need a separate license per removable drive for their goodSyncToGo version.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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How to replace a line in a file with a range of lines found after the replacement line using Perl.
Thanks in advance,
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"New High-Quality Free Fonts
From Smashing Editorial"[^]
July 20th, 2012
A review of around 35 free fonts, many of which are absolutely free with no licensing requirement, some of which, like Signika, are available through Google Web Fonts[^].
Includes Roman fonts, pictographic/symbolic fonts (fonts that, in days of yore, were know as "pi" fonts), special fonts for "display type" uses (big sizes, for titles, and headings, etc.): an amazing selection:
"In this selection, we’re pleased to present Signika, Plastic Type, Bariol, Alegreya, Metropolis, Typometry and other quality fonts. Please note that while most fonts are available for commercial projects, some are for personal use only and are clearly marked as such. Also, please read the licensing agreements carefully before using the fonts; they may change from time to time."
Some may not appear as "totally free," like Veneer, but if you read the user comments, and responses from Smashing, you'll find information like this;
"Please notice that the weights featured in this post are available for free download. In the case of Veneer, you just have to register on MyFonts and select the fonts (which both cost $0) and proceed with checkout. With Ranger, you can decide yourself how much you’d like to pay for the font."
best, Bill
"Everything we call real is made of things that cannot be regarded as real." Niels Bohr
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(I know this has been posted here before, but I did not see ISSkin in any of those posts)
InnoSetup[^] with ISSkin[^].
ISSkin can use Windows Visual Styles, so there are a number of themes you can use. Just be sure to get permission first!
Addendum: Inno Script Studio[^] is an excellent IDE for Inno Setup
Bill Gates is a very rich man today... and do you want to know why? The answer is one word: versions.
Dave Barry
Read more at BrainyQuote[ ^]
modified 23-Aug-12 8:07am.
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I've got an idea for a new programming language:
New Coding Visual # Language = NCV#L
keywords
---------If
<if the specified condition is complete, runs code>
If [condition] Then
{
code
}
-If---Sub keywords
-----elseif
<if the previous condition isn't complete, specifies another conditions and runs other code>
elseif [condition]
{
code
}
-----else
<no conditions true? Run else's code>
else
{
code
}
---SAMPLE
If [mytextbox-text = ""] Then
{
msg{"No text"}
elseif [mytextbox-text = Null]
{
msg{"Text's null"}
}
else
{
msg{"There's text"}
}
}
--------Null
Shown in the previous if example. Represents the default value of anything. Its use may cause a NullReferenceException.
--------new
Declares a new instance of object. Can be use after as or in equals
SAMPLES
privated mytxtbox as new TextBox
myobj = new TextBox
-------as
Specifies the type of a declaration. Its use was shown in the previous example.
----- public, privated, friendly, shared, local, hidden
Keywords specifying how an object can be accessed:
public – from any place of the solution
privated – from only the place where it was declared
friendly – from only on the declared namespace of it.
shared – from all instance of its parent.
local – none of these keywords can be used as local variables on methods. Except this one.
hidden – declares again object hiding other objects with the same name on its parent.
byval , byref , opt are used only in parameters.
Use shown on the previous example of AS
----------void{parameters}
Same of sub and void in VB&C#. Declares a method, its parameters and its code and have nothing to return. Void don’t have ctors so does not matter if you put ‘as new void’
SAMPLE
public main-load as void {byval e as object}
{
myGroupbox-Header = “This is what we call ‘effect void’”
}
-----------ctor
CTORS are like subnew and public blablablabla on C#&VB. Define how each instance of class will be created
ctor
{
#Call of StartComponent is needed for XAML\WinForms design support
StartComponent{}
}
------option
Create more options to voids\funcs\ctors.
public load-text as void{byref filename as str}
{
option{byval filename as str, byval coding as Coding}
{
myrtf.LoadAdvanced{filename, coding}
}
option{byval stream as Stream}
{
myrtf.LoadStram(stream)
}
myrtf.Load(filename)
}
----------Uses
Imports a namespace, as well its members.
Uses Me.Resources
-------------func
Like void, but shold return something.
public CheckSpell{} as func[ as bool ]
{
If [Spellerror] Then
{
Return[false]
else
Return[true]
}
}
-------------Return[valueToReturn]
Only in funcs or in the property situations below(props). Makes a object throw the valueToReturn.
------props
A property.
public WordWrap as props[ as bool ]{local ww as bool}
{
WhenRead #Means: what will be done when the prop is being read.
{
return ww
}
WhenWrite #Means: what will be done when the prop is being write.
{
ww = value
}
}
NOTE:If you miss any value, it will become Read Only\Write Only.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Default types(in red)
App commands
Using App #Using acts like with of visual basic.
{
.Run – runs a new instance of app
.Shutdown – End all instances of application
End (doesn’t needs to type or use app) – close the current instance of app.
}
ref
A class can’t refer to themselve – use this instead
/ref
My namespace was replace by Me namespace
Properties aren't separated by dot and yes, by a hiphen.
properties\funcs returning values are in boxes
Arguments are in braces
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Might be because it's the end of the day but I fail to see how this is a "free tool"....
Why is common sense not common?
Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level where they are an expert.
Sometimes it takes a lot of work to be lazy
Please stand in front of my pistol, smile and wait for the flash - JSOP 2012
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This doesn't belong in this forum...
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This is a RECOMMENDING of a IDE if someone want.
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A couple of points. If you are recommending something, it's customary to put a link in. Also, a programming language is not an IDE. I can't see anywhere in your post that refers to an IDE.
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Globin wrote: I've got an idea for a new programming language:
Which looks exactly like C#, C++ or even VB.NET. Perhaps you would like to explain why yours is better.
One of these days I'm going to think of a really clever signature.
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Have any reporting tool for asp.net that suitable for normal web hosting package, like sharing web hosting package.
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I debated whether this should be posted here, or as a "Tip/Trick:" but since this is not my own work, and does constitute a "free solution" ... for those who are bothered by the vast megabytes of non-Roman fonts installed by Windows and Adobe Apps which are not possible to delete by normal methods ... Here it be:
This is an article titled: "How to remove Windows 7 non-latin fonts"[^], on a blog by Martin Ihde, named "Support-Ing.net"
He has downloadable .bat files ... one for English Win 7, one for German Win 7 ... which, if you carefully follow his instructions, will remove non-Latin fonts, from the typical C:/Windows/Fonts folder where they are stored,(and are not deletable, or movable, even when you are running as admin), and re-locate them to a new directory you create. Once moved: you can delete these fonts, if you wish.
Warning: if you are using non-Latin fonts, that are not covered by the list of fonts in the author's .bat files: you are, obviously, going to have to parse his .bat files, and add their names to remove them. The fonts removed are backed-up into a folder in his method, so you do have the opportunity to restore this.
And, please be sure you carefully consider the author's warnings in the article !
Also note that these instructions are written for a user of Win7 who knows how to open and use the Cmd.exe window with Admin privileges: if that sounds "alien" to you, I suggest you not mess around with this solution.
I just deleted 100 megabytes worth of Fonts I will never use: suddenly I feel light-headed 
best, Bill
"Humans are amphibians ... half spirit and half animal ... as spirits they belong to the eternal world, but as animals they inhabit time. This means that while their spirit can be directed to an eternal object, their bodies, passions, and imaginations are in continual change, for to be in time, means to change. Their nearest approach to constancy, therefore, is undulation: the repeated return to a level from which they repeatedly fall back, a series of troughs and peaks.” C.S. Lewis
modified 15-Jun-12 6:12am.
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I've only been playing with it for a day or so, but thus far, I am very impressed.
vsspeedster link
I've watched Visual Studio when compiling - Windows 7 64 Bit ICore3 Dual Core, so Windows gives me four cores, per se. Two of them are mostly idle with this parallel build turned off, even though VS is set to use all 4 via Tools/Options. Build via this new menu button, and all four cpus average 80-90% usage while compiling. The result?
I have a solution with 187 projects that I compile regularly (I know, I know) but it took the compilation time from around four minutes down to approximately 22 seconds!
Plan to download the source and rebuild, and use your own compiled assemblies. People bitched it didn't work, but compiling the source (freely available, so I could change verbosity, etc.) is easy to do - all required files are included in the zip of source.
I do not recommend toggling it on/off without first restarting your Visual Studio session.
As long as you reboot when toggling, it seems quite stable.
I'm impressed so far and no hangs ups if no toggling.
If you think VS2010 compiles too slow, give it a whirl. Post your results - it's saving me minutes per compile!
(and no, I am not affiliated with the project linked above)
Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that. - George Carlin
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If you are new to the subject - go for NSIS: http://nsis.sourceforge.net[^]
or, even better - Unicode version of NSIS: http://www.scratchpaper.com/[^]
I have been using NSIS for over 5 years, deploying both 32-bit and 64-bit software, and never looked back to such bad, uber-expensive alternatives as InstallShield.
NSIS is completely free, open-source, most flexible installation engine, with most plug-ins and skins imaginable. And the time you put into learning its simple syntax will reward you greatly.
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For those of You that, like myself, have struggled around extending the system partition on Windows Server 2003 on a VMWare virtual server here's a tiny free tool I have found.
* Absolutely free
* No data loss
* No reboot needed
* No bootable CD needed
Aomei Partition Assistant Lite Edition
Enjoy!
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Duplicate post I put on the lounge forum:
As a long-time ReSharper user I got an email from them this morning letting me know there's a free download of their decompiler on their website. Here's the site:
http://blogs.jetbrains.com/dotnet/
I'm pretty sure that many of you know about the issue concerning Lutz Roeder's DotNet Reflector and the response to it that created the open source ILSpy. I liked ILSpy but I sort of got the impression that once created it dried up a little as the developers rightly have other jobs to do.
Having spent only a little time with JetBrain's DotNetPeek I think it's very good so far and it passed muster with an assembly that Redgate's version of DotNet Reflector had serious problems decompiling and which ILSpy was maybe 95% successful. DotNetPeek decompiled it 100% successfully and the side-by-side comparison to the original source code was bang on the money.
And, no, I don't work for JetBrains. Finally, the price is right, free. Wink |  Smile |
"I do not have to forgive my enemies, I have had them all shot." — Ramón Maria Narváez (1800-68).
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